Belated Blues

This card uses the VLV Week 4 sketch for January, some K&Co paper, a couple of dies, a simple stamped sentiment from Verve and some decoration.  The flowers are from my box, the leaves are punch with the MS punch and some Stickles have been added to the centres.  The colours are for this week's colour challenge on Splitcoast (CC360).

Heart, Dies, Love and Life

I know Valentines Day is just around the corner but I seem to be in a romantic spell this weekend. The sketch used for this one is Week 3 of Viva La Verve for January 2012.  I am also entering the card for Sentimental Sundays and Stampin Sisters in Christ challenges for today.  The requirements are dies (with a sentiment of course) and a stand out heart respectively. 
I used dies from Spellbinders along the card base and the designer paper, plus the heart die for my heart.  I then used a Marianne die for the embellishment round the heart. The sentiment on the heart and on the vellum strip are from Verve.  The paper is from Dovecraft.

Hope you have a good week and if you don't please read the post about biting the head off the doll on the Stampin Sisters in Christ site.  Janine

Snowflake Ornament

I have merged the VLVJan2012 week 2 sketch with TLC342 fill the opening - TLC359 is to go back and do one of the ones from last year - I did not know what to go for but eventually chose 342.

I die cut a red scalloped bordered square to go inside the card so red would shine through and tie in with the twine and gems I had used on the front.  As I added the border strips before cutting the opening in the front of the card I have a decorated ornament to use on another card.  The blue DPs are from a pad from DCWV.  The snowflakes are all cut with Spellbinders die and their border strips are used to cut the bottom border with the holey pattern - backed by white paper..

 Thank you for looking and for those who stop to comment.  God bless you this week.  Janine

6 Times the Snow

Sorry to those that have snow and have had enough of it, because I have 6 snowy cards to share today.  I have used VLV Jan2012 week1 sketch with a GinaK stamp and an Inkadinkado sentiment.  I have tried to use colours to fit with CC357 but I swapped the flower for a snowflake or two.  The cards are quite simple but if I don't go mad I can get some Christmas cards done each month and still do others and not panic later in the year - well that is the theory.
Thank you for looking and have a great Friday and weekend.